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Rare footage reveals Harry Houdini's daring 1907 escape from handcuffs in Rochester's Erie Canal

Summary by WHEC-TV
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – “Ma saw me jump.”That’s what Harry Houdini wrote in his diary after his death-defying leap into the Erie Canal in Rochester in May 1907. The famous escape artist came to Rochester to settle a bet that he could free himself from handcuffs after jumping into the frigid canal.“About a week before the […]

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WHEC-TV broke the news in Rochester, United States on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
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